epicrisis

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[ ih-pik-ruh-sis ]

noun
  1. a critical study or evaluation.

Origin of epicrisis

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<Greek epikrísis a judgment (Compare epikrī́nein to judge, equivalent to epi-epi- + krī́nein to judge); see crisis

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epicrisis2
[ ep-i-krahy-sis, ep-ee- ]

nounMedicine/Medical.
  1. something that follows a crisis; a secondary crisis.

Origin of epicrisis

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epicrisis

/ (ˈɛpɪˌkraɪsɪs) /


noun
  1. pathol a secondary crisis occurring in the course of a disease

Origin of epicrisis

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C20: from epi- + crisis

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